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Re: Slower News

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Post by ralgozino »

loughnane wrote: post #76

To me this is solved for a lot of domains. The economist (and prob some other weekly’s) do a good job for general news, and I’m sure some newsletters do the job for other domains. The key is finding slow news for the niche you care about. Personally I think that a big gap is local news. Would love a site like wickedlocal but where I get things weekly and have no ads or superfluous stories. I’d pay for it. I’m experim…

I think mailbrew[0] could be of your interest, it lets you add some sources and it will send you a periodic digest of them.

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them anyhow, nor use their service.

[0] https://mailbrew.com

Re: Slower News

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Post by loughnane »

ralgozino wrote: post #81
loughnane wrote: post #76

To me this is solved for a lot of domains. The economist (and prob some other weekly’s) do a good job for general news, and I’m sure some newsletters do the job for other domains. The key is finding slow news for the niche you care about. Personally I think that a big gap is local news. Would love a site like wickedlocal but where I get things weekly and have no ads or superfluous stories. I’d pay for it. I’m experim…

I think mailbrew[0] could be of your interest, it lets you add some sources and it will send you a periodic digest of them. Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them anyhow, nor use their service. [0] https://mailbrew.com

That looks really cool. Will check it out

Re: Slower News

#83

Post by umvi »

loughnane wrote: post #76

To me this is solved for a lot of domains. The economist (and prob some other weekly’s) do a good job for general news, and I’m sure some newsletters do the job for other domains. The key is finding slow news for the niche you care about. Personally I think that a big gap is local news. Would love a site like wickedlocal but where I get things weekly and have no ads or superfluous stories. I’d pay for it. I’m experim…

Agree. I'm a big fan of "The New Paper" [0] for "slow news".

[0] https://thenewpaper.co/

Re: Slower News

#84

Post by jyounker »

cubano wrote: post #31
mckirk wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you give some examples of actually 'worthwhile' right-wing/conservative perspectives? I'm genuinely curious, because it's quite hard to tell whether these views get suppressed in my filter bubble, or if there just aren't many worth examining.

The brillant writings of F.A. Hayak could very well interest those with an open mind to such things.

Although almost nobody who reveres him seems to notice that his policies assume a basic level of universal healthcare and significant government assistance during economic downturns, since he writes about these almost as a side-note.

Re: Slower News

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Post by cubano »

jyounker wrote: post #84
cubano wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The brillant writings of F.A. Hayak could very well interest those with an open mind to such things.

Although almost nobody who reveres him seems to notice that his policies assume a basic level of universal healthcare and significant government assistance during economic downturns, since he writes about these almost as a side-note.

Which is why exactly I call his writing brillant...he seems to be able to express a consevatism that also has a soul.

Re: Slower News

#86

Post by exochrono »

mjhirn wrote: post #79

Unlike some of those top comments, I actually like your curation a lot. Prefer it to The Economist, New York Book Review, and the other sites ppl linked in the comments. Good job! I know you have an RSS feed, and the crowd here probably is all for RSS, but I would love it if I could leave my email somewhere and get a notification when a new submit was posted.

I use IFTTT to get RSS feed updates into my inbox! This is the applet I've been using for many years now - https://ifttt.com/applets/rhYv7ixE

Re: Slower News

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Post by divan »

kickscondor wrote: post #67
divan wrote: post #27

I use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events for keeping track of what's going on in the world without being inundated into short-term reactions, clickbait and hype.

A minimalist version of that: https://legiblenews.com

Thank you!

Re: Slower News

#88

Post by coldtea »

getlawgdon wrote: post #23
throwawaylolx wrote: post #7

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That equal representation would be false equivalency. Go ahead and pick your bubble. The right always does; that's why it's a regressive, self-destructive faction. Don't let the door hit you on the way... down.

>The right always does; that's why it's a regressive, self-destructive faction

Thanks for the informed opinion

Re: Slower News

#89

Post by theoka »

skybrian wrote: post #68
timwaagh wrote: post #18

I feel the name is a misnomer. These articles are opinion and analysis. News is different. Slow news would not be very interesting, either.

Slower news should be a bit more like writing history. You probably already remember the top-level facts for the stuff that made headlines for a few days, but what about specialized fields? I’d be happy to read a well-written yearly summary of the most important news in neuroscience, for example.

https://www.slow-journalism.com/

I can't speak on their printed work but my first issue is arriving any day.

Re: Slower News

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Post by jpttsn »

ralgozino wrote: post #81
loughnane wrote: post #76

To me this is solved for a lot of domains. The economist (and prob some other weekly’s) do a good job for general news, and I’m sure some newsletters do the job for other domains. The key is finding slow news for the niche you care about. Personally I think that a big gap is local news. Would love a site like wickedlocal but where I get things weekly and have no ads or superfluous stories. I’d pay for it. I’m experim…

I think mailbrew[0] could be of your interest, it lets you add some sources and it will send you a periodic digest of them. Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them anyhow, nor use their service. [0] https://mailbrew.com

Why do you disclaim that you have no conflict of interest? Is this a thing we should be doing?
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